NMLP P-009363 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (comic)

Frank Miller (with Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley) · DC Comics · 1986

First appearance of Carrie Kelley (the new Robin) and the aged Batman of this continuity. First-print #1 is the key issue; firsts of #2-4 are also collected. The Prestige format means there is no newsstand/direct split.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009363 for "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (comic)" by Frank Miller (with Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009363, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).